Tomato Bisque Recipes

TOMATO BASIL BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook celery, carrots, onion, and garlic in butter until vegetables are tender, but not brown.
• Add tomato juice, chicken broth, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Place half of the soup in a blender container or food processor bowl. Cover; blend or process until smooth. Repeat with remaining mixture.
• Return all of the mixture to the saucepan. Stir in whipping cream and sugar; heat through. Stir in fresh basil. Ladle into warm soup bowls. Top each serving with some of the pesto and garnish with fresh basil leaves, if you like. Makes 8 side-dish servings.

TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the first eight ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. , Discard bay leaf; press mixture through sieve and set aside. In a large saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat. Gradually stir in tomato mixture until smooth; heat through.

TOMATO BISQUE II

Steps:

• Run the tomatoes through a food mill to remove the seeds and skins, and place in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the bouillon, sugar, salt, bay leaf, basil and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes. (If you're going to can this mixture, process it now.)
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Whisk in flour all at once to form a roux, cook 1 minute. Whisk in milk, a little at a time, cooking and stirring constantly until thickened. Stir into tomato mixture and heat through.

EASY TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, saute garlic in butter for 1 minute. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add chicken broth. Stir in tomato paste and cayenne until well blended. , Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; gradually stir in cream. (Do not boil.) Garnish with chopped tomatoes if desired.

TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat the oil.
• Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until tender and lightly browned on the edges, about 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and thyme; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the tomatoes, broth, honey, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until reduced by a quarter and thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Using a standard or immersion blender, puree about half the soup; it will still be chunky and thick.
• Return it to the pot and stir in the cream.
• Heat gently and adjust the seasonings.
• Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with the parsley if using, and serve immediately.

CREAMY TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions and carrots and cook for 10 minutes, stirring, then add the garlic and basil. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and stock, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• After allowing soup to cool for a few minutes, purée in a blender or food processor until smooth (in batches if necessary).
• Slowly stir in the cream over low heat, until the soup is just heated through. Season with salt and pepper, and serve warm.

RESTAURANT STYLE TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a 4-quart saucepan. Add celery and onions.
• Allow the onions and celery to cook for a few minutes until they turn semi-translucent.
• Add the flour to the pan to make a roux.
• Let the roux mixture cook for 5-7 minutes over low heat (the flour should begin to smell a little like bread).Don't let the roux get dark or burn.
• Heat the stock in another saucepan.
• Add the stock to the roux, using a wire whip, and mix well.
• Add the tomatoes and seasonings and allow to simmer for 15- 20 minutes.
• If you have an immersion blender after the bisque has simmered, use your immersion blender to puree as much of the product as possible. You can also transfer it to a food processor or blender, just be very careful with the hot bisque.
• After you have either used an immersion blender or food processor, strain your bisque to remove all the bits and pieces of celery, onions, and tomatoes.
• Return the bisque to the pot and add the heavy cream and fold in the shredded cheddar.
• At this time if the bisque appears to thick you can either add more vegetable stock, milk, or just plain water.
• Taste the soup and re-season if necessary, then allow the soup to simmer over low heat for 15-20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Add the olive oil to a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion, celery, salt, pepper, cayenne and basil for about 5-6 minutes or until the onions are translucent.
• Add in the garlic and stir an additional 45 seconds before adding in the broth, tomatoes and sugar.
• Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 30-40 minutes before blending until perfectly smooth with an immersion blender.
• Add in the heavy cream, mix well and serve using more heavy cream and parsley as garnishes.

TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat a large soup pot over medium high heat and add the bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Remove the bacon bits with a slotted spoon to a paper towel, leaving the bacon fat in the pan.
• Add the butter, onion, and celery, and season with a pinch of salt. Cook for 5 minutes, until softened.
• Add the flour and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
• Add the diced tomatoes, chicken stock, bay leaf, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer over low heat, and cook (covered) for 20 minutes, giving the bottom of the pan a good scrape every 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat.
• Add the heavy cream, remove the bay leaf, then season the soup to taste with salt. Because chicken stocks can vary in salt content, it's important to adjust it to your liking (I usually add 1/4 to 1/2 tsp more salt).
• Let the soup cool slightly, then blend the soup in batches, until silky smooth. Serve with the crumbled bacon on top, and any other desired toppings, like croutons, or a side of grilled cheese. Enjoy!

EASY TOMATO BASIL BISQUE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
• Add the onion to the pot and cook until translucent.
• Stir in the garlic and cook for one minute.
• Add the chicken stock, tomatoes, parsley, basil, salt and pepper.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and then turn the heat down to low. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat off and blend the mixture with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Stir in the heavy cream.
• Serve immediately with croutons, if desired.

TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onion, celery, carrots, and salt. Cook and stir until onions is translucent, approximately 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in garlic, cooking approximately 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Pour in chicken broth and crushed tomatoes. Bring mixture to simmer, then season with paprika, black pepper, and sugar. Turn heat to low and simmer until vegetables are very soft, approximately 20 minutes.
• After vegetables soften, remove pot from heat. Insert immersion blender and blend until smooth. Return pot to heat. Slowly whisk in ½ cup heavy cream. Taste and add more salt, black pepper, or sugar if desired.Note: If bisque is too thick, add more broth. If bisque is too thin, continue cooking another 10 minutes or so, stirring often, until liquid has reduced and bisque has thickened.
• Ladle bisque into warmed bowls. Garnish each bowl with drizzle of heavy whipping cream and approximately 1 teaspoon chopped basil per bowl.

FIRE ROASTED TOMATO BISQUE RECIPE PERFECT FOR COZY WEATHER

Steps:

• Add the olive oil and unsalted butter to a large pot and let the butter melt. Place the celery, onion, carrot, sugar, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and paprika if using, sea salt and freshly ground pepper in the pot. Sauté until the onion is translucent about 5-7 minutes over medium heat,
• Add the garlic, parsley, and basil to the pot. Stir to combine and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Include the diced & fire roasted tomatoes with green chiles, fire roasted red peppers, chicken broth, and bay leaves in the pan. Stir to combine and reduce to medium-low heat. Cover the pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Use the immersion blender to mix together until smooth and creamy. Add the heavy cream and mix well.
• Garnish with fresh parsley, basil, or additional heavy cream. Enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and celery with a pinch of salt until onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour chicken broth and tomatoes into onion mixture. Bring to a simmer and season with paprika, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Turn heat to low and stir rice into soup; skim foam occasionally and simmer until rice and vegetables are very tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Add sugar.
• Blend soup with an immersion blender in the pot until smooth. Whisk 1/2 cup cream into soup and adjust levels of salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and sugar. If soup is too thick, add more broth; if soup is too thin, cook, stirring often, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Ladle into warmed bowls; garnish each bowl with a drizzle of cream and top with about 1 teaspoon chopped basil.

FRESH TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Skin and seed the tomatoes. Saute onion in butter and add the tomatoes, chopped. Add bay leaf, sugar, cloves, salt, pepper, and basil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are thoroughly cooked - about 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf and cloves and transfer mixture to blender to puree (or strain through coarse sieve). Add cream and milk and heat through. Serve topped with toasted buttered croutons, and sprinkle with chopped chives.

TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until crisp and most of the fat has rendered, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and tomatoes and bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Tie the parsley sprigs, thyme, and bay leaf together with a piece of kitchen twine and add to the pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• When the soup base is cool, remove and discard the herb bundle. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Using a sieve over a large bowl, strain the tomato puree. Return the puree to the pot and reheat over medium heat.
• Whisk the heavy cream and salt into the soup and season with pepper to taste. Divide among warm soup bowls, garnish with the crispy bacon, and serve immediately.

CREAMY TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Quarter 4 large tomatoes and place in casserole dish.
• Chop half and onion and place into dish with tomatoes.
• Slice 1 red pepper and place in casserole dish.
• Drizzle with oil and mix to coat.
• Generously season with salt and pepper.
• Top with fresh basil leaves.
• Roast vegetables for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool slightly.
• Place into a blender (it may be necessary to blend half of the tomato mixture at a time) and blend until smooth.
• Pour into a stock soup pot.
• Add chicken broth, tomato paste, sugar, dried oregano, dried basil and continue to heat over medium high heat, stirring soup frequently until boiling.
• Reduce heat to simmer and cover for additional 10 minutes.
• Remove lid and remove entire pot from heat.
• Gently stir in whipping cream.
• Pour finished soup into bowls.
• Season with salt and pepper before serving and optionally top with pepper flakes.
• OPTIONAL: Top bowls with cheese, bite-sized pieces of homemade croutons, and fresh basil if desired.